The Echoing Green by Joshua Prager

by JakeStrait on Jan 21, 2007 11:24 PM CST

I just finished a great book on "The shot heard round the world". Which I personally think is the greatest moment in baseball history.

Anyway, if you are into good baseball books,it is one of the best I have read. I think it really tells the story of how that moment affected the rest of the lives of Bobby Thomson and Ralph Branca. The book centers around the sign stealing of the New York Giants during the 1951 season and how it played a part in the "Bobby Thomson home run" and the lives of the two unlikely celebrities.

Check it out, I think baseball historians will enjoy it.

Kevin

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Great Moments in Sports History

Interesting topic. My favorite video on sports moments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88zWUKEHx0w

My top iconic moments (in no real order)

HE DID IT! FLUTIE DID IT!
Laetner catches, jumps down, dribbles, shoot. GOOOOOOOOD!
THE BAND IS OUT ON THE FIELD!
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLE? YEEEEEES!
The Catch
Chris Webber's non-existent Time Out
Jimmy V running around looking for somebody to hug
Carlton Fisk waving the ball fair
Immaculate Reception
Kirk Gibson's Fist pump around 2nd base

I think a "moment" is a singular play or short happening so stuff like Don Larsen's Perfect Game doesn't count, but something like Yogi Berra jumping into Larsen's arms would.

I think I had this discussion on a different board before, but what are some other moments where you instantly visualize what happened?

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by jtts on Jan 22, 2007 12:45 AM CST reply actions

Kirk Gibson was obviously rounding 1st

on his way to 2nd base.

and I don't care if he had a cortisone injection, its a corticosteroid not an anabolic steroid. Which is why that's always been a stupid argument made by stupid sports writers.

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by jtts on Jan 22, 2007 12:48 AM CST up reply actions